Childrenswear

Eclectic Fever

Whilst I’m putting the finishing touches on my party dress, here are a couple of great creations from the same Italian cotton – Eclectic Blue and Pink. Georgia made up a peasant skirt. The fitted yoke was cut from this…

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Lovelace dress for Claudia

I made this lace dress up for Claudia to wear to a wedding on the weekend, as there’s a serious lack of suitable special occasion dresses for 12 year olds!!! The dress was simple and very quick to make. For…

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Chambray Ruffled Skirt

Check out this darling raw edge ruffled skirt made up in 100% Cotton Chambray Japanese Ocean over at Wink Designs. Sydney mum, Marina made use of the yarn-dyed nature of the cotton by leaving the ruffle hem edges raw, creating…

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Happy Homemade and Simple Sewing For Kids.

Cindy sent me more lovely images of her children wearing Tessuti creations made up from Japanese pattern books. For Imogen, Liberty Lantana cotton/wool Junya Shirako Pink was chosen to make up a pretty smock dress – Pattern E from Happy…

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Piper

Meet beautiful little Piper Nina Rose, born on April 7th. Her mamma Emma has been enjoying creating gorgeous little clothes for her, like these cute little bloomers and appliqued work on summer rompers in Liberty Of London cottons and silk…

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Pattern Review – Burda 9564

There’s nothing quite as lovely as a soft pinwale cord for childrenswear in winter and if it has a teeny tiny spot all over, all the better! Rebecca chose our spotted indigo Japanese 100% Cotton Corduroy Domo Grape to make…

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Sweetheart Dress for Lily

Nasrin made up this sweet tunic dress for her 8 month old grand-daughter Lily for Easter.The bias-cut sleeveless tunic is made up in Tessuti Wool ‘Winter Check’. I just love the contrast and highlight of these fun details like sweetheart…

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Pattern Review – Vintage McCalls 2157

Here’s a pretty dress for Nellie in one of our Japanese cotton prints (this design has sold out) and trimmed with our French rose pink grosgrain ribbon, made up in this 1957 vintage children’s pattern McCalls 2157 . Isn’t this…

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Pattern Review – Rose Tabou hat from Vogue 8060

Online Tessuti customer Kylie (from Canberra) made this hat for her daughter in our Italian 100% cotton Rose Tabou from pattern Vogue 8060. Kylie says it made up beautifully, the cotton’s medium weight was ideal to hold the hat’s shape…

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